to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
being left out; being ostracized
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to complain; to make a complaint
political measures; policy
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
as usual; as is one's habit
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
person who has rendered distinguished service
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to relax; to feel at home